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Sony BRAVIA 9 vs Sony BRAVIA EX500

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SonyBRAVIA 9SonyBRAVIA EX500
Overview
ReleasedMay 20242010
Display
PanelMini-LEDLCD
Panel detailQuantum-dot LCD with Mini LED backlight and XR Backlight Master Drive; native 120 Hz reported by TechRadarFluorescent CCFL backlight. Sony describes Motionflow processing but does not separately publish native panel refresh in the manual used here.
Resolution3840 × 2160 (4K)1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
Refresh rate120 Hz–
HDR formatsDolby Vision, HDR10, HLGNone
Screen finishX-Anti Reflection–
Colour rangeXR Triluminos Pro–
Picture processingXR Contrast Booster 30, High Peak Luminance, XR 4K Upscaling and ambient-light sensorMotionflow processing and 24p playback. WIRED describes the US 40-inch model's motion processing as 120 Hz; Les Numériques describes its European sample as 100 Hz. Neither is used as an independently published native refresh figure.
Motion handlingXR Motion ClarityMotionflow can smooth fast action. WIRED reports a conspicuous video-like effect on films when enabled.
Viewing angleX-Wide Angle–
Sizes
Sizes65, 75, 85″32, 40, 46, 55, 60″
Largest size85″60″
Gaming
HDMI ports4 (2 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rateHDMI VRRNone
Auto low latency modeYes–
HDMI detailHDMI 3 and 4 support 4K at 120 Hz; HDMI 3 also serves eARC (RTINGS). Maker lists VRR, ALLM and SBTMFour HDMI inputs support 1080p and 1080/24p in Sony's US EX500 manual. Also two component inputs and VGA PC input. These are not HDMI 2.1 inputs.
Game featuresGame Menu, automatic HDR tone mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode with a PlayStation 5No HDMI VRR or automatic low-latency mode in the 2010 specification.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platformGoogle TVNone (no smart platform)
ProcessorXR Processor–
Speakers70 W, 2.2.2 channels20 W
Dolby AtmosYes–
DTS:XYes–
eARCYes–
Wi-FiIEEE 802.11ax/ac/a/b/g/n–
Speaker detailAcoustic Multi-Audio+; two midrange drivers, two tweeters, two subwoofers and two upward-firing beam tweeters; 70 W totalTwo 10 W speakers, 20 W total.
TV tuners–The specifications here follow Sony's US EX500 manual. The UK EX503 was a different retail series with a Freeview HD tuner; that feature is not attributed to this EX500.
Audio featuresAcoustic Center Sync with compatible Sony audio systems; Voice Zoom 3, 3D Surround Upscaling, S-Master amplifier and automatic room/position sound calibration–
Voice assistantsHands-free Google Assistant; works with Alexa and Apple HomeKit–
CastingGoogle Cast and Apple AirPlay–
USB2 USB ports; Japanese models support USB hard-drive recording–
EthernetOne 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T port–
Optical audio outOne optical audio output, shared with the S-Center speaker inputOptical digital audio output.
Design and power
SizeJapanese maker specifications without stand; 65-inch 1443 × 835 × 48 mm, 75-inch 1667 × 960 × 48 mm, 85-inch 1888 × 1085 × 49 mm. Listed configuration weights also exclude the standWithout stand (W × H × D), Sony US manual: 32″ 800 × 497 × 96 mm; 40″ 992 × 599 × 99 mm; 46″ 1127 × 676 × 101 mm; 55″ 1324 × 795 × 105 mm; 60″ 1455 × 873 × 119 mm. Configuration weights also exclude stands.
StandFour-position stand with wide/narrow feet and raised soundbar positions; weights including stand are 34.8 kg (65-inch), 45 kg (75-inch) and 55.7 kg (85-inch), from Japanese maker specifications–
Power useJapanese models rated 350 W (65-inch), 456 W (75-inch), 512 W (85-inch); standby 0.5 W. Regional power ratings differSony US manual operating power by size: 32″ 140 W; 40″ 180 W; 46″ 255 W; 55″ 315 W; 60″ 425 W.
In the box–RM-YD034 remote in the US manual. Sony's UK launch announcement names EX503 rather than EX500 and does not establish EX500's first sale month, so the release uses year precision.

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